Three games into the new era, and Andy Farrell’s Ireland are playing for a Triple Crown. They will travel to Twickenham in a fortnight, where Farrell will send out his boys in search of the prize against his homeland, his former employers – against his son. The narrative is delicious.
In the end, Storm Ciara did the right thing, holding off for just long enough to allow the home team to whip up enough turbulence themselves. In so doing, they saw off a Wales team embarking on new journeys of their own. Ciara’s stiffening winds could only assail the high south walls of the Aviva. There was evidence, certainly, of some capricious eddies in the stadium, but the integrity of the contest was preserved.
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